African First Ladies Back Accelerated Cancer Prevention, Treatment

African First Ladies have resolved to promote the culture of early detection and treatment of cancer as a weapon in the war against the scourge.

According to a release by Bisola Kukoyi, spokesperson to Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, this resolve was arrived at yesterday during a High Level Regional Seminar on Cancer Awareness programme for member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) hosted by her principal.

Acknowledging several initiatives of the current administration in cancer management, including improved budgetary funding for health in 2024 and expanded access to cancer treatment, the First Lady of Nigeria said that reversing the grim statistics of cancer prevalence in the country in the last five years was a major priority, starting with mobilising resources to promote early detection.